Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's cabinet tumbled nearly 13 points due to dissatisfaction with the government's response to a resurgence in the coronavirus, a weekend Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Control Bionics kicks off frenetic IPO week; nearly doubles on debut
The IPO of Control Bionics (ASX:CBL) was a success on its first day with the company nearly doubling. It listed at the start of a frenetic week for ASX IPOs ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY struggles to keep 104.00 as Nikkei 225 trims early gains
USD/JPY drops to the intraday low of 104.11as markets in Tokyo open for Monday’s trading. The yen pair justifies the recent weakness in Nikkei 225, Japan’s headline equity index, while parting ways ... ( read original story ...)
JR Tokai pins hope on Biden to push high-speed rail plan in Texas
NAGOYA--A long-delayed high-speed rail project using Japanese technology in Texas has finally cleared a major hurdle and could receive a further push by the upcoming change in the White House. The U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Spaces for living: How Tokyo’s urban landscape deals with change
If smaller fires are included, historians estimate this number skyrockets to almost 1,800 and, even today, Edo is sometimes called “kasai toshi,” or “city of fire.” As a result, much of Tokyo’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is one of the three largest financial hubs in the world, but it lacks human resources and systems to match that position.
Koetsu Aizawa, a professor of international finance at Saitama Gakuen University. After a computer glitch that brought trading to a grinding halt for one full day in October exposed the Tokyo bourse's ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near Ryūgasaki, Japan
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Ryūgasaki, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibaraki, Japan. According to, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan retrieves asteroid samples in hunt for origins of planets
Japan has retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust from Australia's remote outback after a six-year mission that may help uncover more about the origins of the planets and water, the Asian nation's space ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s inclusive toilets
Japanese toilets are a symbol of the country's hospitality culture, known locally as 'omotenashi'. Now the Tokyo Toilet project is taking the concept a step further by reimagining 17 public toilets ... ( read original story ...)
Fraudulent Crypto Browser Extension Redirects to a Fake Metamask Domain
Ciphertrace has raised red flags about a phishing campaign, which is stealing funds from people who install a malicious browser extension. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Suwon Bluewings prediction, preview, team news and more | AFC Champions League 2020 Round of 16
Yokohama F. Marinos will face Suwon Bluewings on Monday in their AFC Champions League round of 16 encounter. Yokohama F. Marinos will be the favorites to win the match despite Suwon's good form of ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama F. Marinos looking to make AFC Champions League history against Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Yokohama F. Marinos hope to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history when they face two-time semi-finalists Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Khalifa International ... ( read original story ...)
From Tokyo to Beijing, growing old is hard to do
The economy-sapping shadow cast by Japan’s demographic decline holds sombre lessons for China ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Space Agency Hails Return Of Asteroid Dust On Earth
Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission. In a streak of light ... ( read original story ...)
Estero’s Brooke Sweat, decorated Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings focused on 2021 Olympics in Tokyo
Sweat's rehab has been going well and currently on schedule, giving her time to get back in the sand with her partner, Kerri Walsh Jennings. ( read original story ...)
Blackstone Buys $1B Japan Portfolio From PAG
Blackstone has paid about $1 bil to buy a portfolio of Tokyo and Osaka properties from Hong Kong fund manager PAG. ( read original story ...)